Biological characteristics of Meccus phyllosomus pallidipennis (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae) fed on two different hosts
| Autor: | Neretva Sinaí González-Rangel, José Alejandro Martínez-Ibarra, Ricardo Valenzuela-Campos, Benjamín Nogueda-Torres, Gumercindo Goicochea-Del Rosal |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Microbiology (medical)
Chagas disease media_common.quotation_subject RC955-962 Zoology Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine medicine Animals Biology Mexico Triatominae media_common Life Cycle Stages biology digestive oral and skin physiology Longevity Meccus phyllosomus pallidipennis Feeding Behavior medicine.disease Blood meal biology.organism_classification Hemiptera Insect Vectors Infectious Diseases Reduviidae Cohort Parasitology Rabbits Adaptation Chickens |
| Zdroj: | Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Vol 52 (2019) Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Volume: 52, Article number: e20190020, Published: 25 NOV 2019 |
| ISSN: | 1678-9849 0037-8682 |
| DOI: | 10.1590/0037-8682-0020-2019 |
| Popis: | INTRODUCTION: Different blood meal sources can affect biology of triatomines. METHODS: We studied the influence of two different blood meal sources (rabbits and hens) on five biological parameters in Meccus phyllosomus pallidipennis and collected biological parameters. RESULTS: The cohort fed on rabbits had a shorter median life-cycle and lower mortality rate than that fed on hens. Both cohorts required a similar number of blood meals to reach adulthood. Median longevity and number of blood meals for adults were similar between both cohorts. CONCLUSIONS The studied parameters reflect the high grade of adaptation of M. p. pallidipennis feeding on different hosts. |
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